Washington Online Library Catalog

World Book Online

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Reading Counts - 100 Point Club/Award Levels

At Washington, we are proud of our students' love of books! While most literature teachers require student participation in our Reading Counts program, many students go above and beyond teacher requirements.

Our Reading Counts award levels for end of the school year certificates are as follows:

Bronze - 100 - 249 points

Silver - 250 - 399 points

Gold - 400 points and up

If you have questions regarding whether a book has a Reading Counts quiz, visit the Scholastic website

Please click HERE to see all of our students who have earned 100 or more Reading Counts points as of 12/6/17 are very proud of their accomplishments!

Truman Award Nominees

The Missouri Association of School Librarians has announced the Truman Award Nominees for the 2017-2018 school year. Students who read at least four Truman Nominee books may participate in the state-wide voting. Ballots are available from Mrs. Bierman and are due no later than February 28th.

All Fall Down - Ally Carter

Code of Honor - Alan Gratz

The Fixer - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Forget Tomorrow - Pintip Dunn

The Honest Truth - Dan Gemeinhart

I Am Princess X - Cherie Priest

The Leveller - Julia Durango

A Night Divided - Jennifer A. Nielsen

Orbiting Jupiter - Gary D. Schmidt

Rebel Mechanics - Shanna Swendson

Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard

What Waits in the Woods - Kieran Scott

The winners for the 2016-2017 school year were
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1st Place:Famous Last Words, byKatie Alender - 749 votes

2nd Place:The Body in the Woods, by April Henry - 463 votes

3rd Place: Midnight Thief, by Livia Blackburne - 404 votes

Common Sense MediaCommon Sense Media is the nation's leading independent non-profit organization dedicated to empowering kids to thrive in a world of media and technology. Families, educators, and policymakers turn to Common Sense for unbiased information and trusted advice to help them learn how to harness the positive power of media and technology for all kids.

Author Visit - Jessica Brody

On September 14th, our 8th grade students had the pleasure of hearing young adult author Jessica Brody speak. In addition to an inspiring and funny message about finding your passions and working hard to attain your dreams, Jessica answered questions from our students and signed books. It was an excellent experience!

Library Hours

The WMS library is open Monday through Thursday from 7:45 a.m. until 2:50 p.m. The library is CLOSED on FRIDAYS. Students are scheduled to visit the library with their literature teachers every other week for regular library checkout and library lessons. Students also visit the library with other content classes for projects, research, computer use, etc. In addition, students are always welcome to visit the library to check out books or use computers with a signed pass from their teacher.

Library Procedures

All students are encouraged to take advantage of our wonderful library. Students may check out up to 5 items at a time, and all materials are checked out for two weeks. Library books may be renewed on or before the scheduled due date if more time is needed. In an effort to promote sharing of materials, books overdue by 30 days or more will be marked lost. Students may not check out new materials until lost materials are returned, renewed, or paid for.

Library Resources

In addition to our selection of books, magazines, ebooks, and audio books, the Washington Middle School library also offers electronic resources to help students with homework and projects. Resources include World Book Online and Ebsco and Gale databases.

eBooks

Washington has ebooks! eBooks can be read online via computer or on some tablets, phones, and ereader devices.

Do you want to read eBooks on your phone or Tablet?
Download the free Destiny Discover app. Select Washington Middle School and login with your computer username and password.

You will then be able to access the eBooks available from the Mehlville School District.